Kingdom Animalia Class Gastropoda Family Raphitomidae Scientific name Phymorhynchus turris | Phylum Mollusca Superfamily Conoidea Genus Phymorhynchus Rank Species | |
Phymorhynchus turris is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Raphitomidae.
The Japanese name of this species is Seitaka-watazoko-shajiku.
Distribution
The type locality is off Cape Muroto, Nankai Trough, 32°21.3' N, 134°32.0' E, Japan, in the depth 3540 m.
It has been also collected from depths of 3581 m.
It lives in seeps.
References
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